Have eBay Conferences Jumped the Shark?

[eBayNews]

The ecommerce conference season is just about over, and I thought it might be interesting to recap the conferences where people spent their time and money in lieu of attending the cancelled 2009 eBay Live. Observing where money is spent in a recession is always more revealing than in a thriving economy, since people tend to eliminate extraneous expenses and retain those that are most important.